Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-21
Tom Heming and wife were in Colby

VIM. Miller, of Cttobourne. Kansas,
was ia Colby Monday.
NJ Donelan and A. j. Senter went to
Burlington, Col, Monday.
A. w Patchin and Jack DulIn went to
Burlington, Col. this week.
The travel between Colby and Burling-
ton, Col, is simply immense.
Burlington. Col, is booming more than
any other town in eastern Colorado.
The Kansas Society of Natural History
has been organized at Leavenworth.
Colby's growth is steady and of a sub
stantial nature When town is build
ing so many brick buildings as Cobb,
the future is assured.
Him dot skips and will not stay,
Viii lose his land schust right away.
But him dot stays and kills der grass.
Viii have der world schust by der seat of
its pants. Burlington Blade.
Elder Stewart has 40 acres of as fine
corn as is found in the county. 1t is in
silk. and shoulder high. A minister is
sometimes good for something besides
begging.
Jack Downing, former editor and pro-
prietor of the Hayes City Star-Sentinel,.
has been appointed Commissioner to take
the census of Logan county, Kansas, by
Gov. Martin.
]. w. Mcbride, editor and proprietor
of the Cawker City Journal has sold out
to A. L. Topliff. who will now publish
that sheet Mr. Mcbride has edited the
paper Z years, and made good paper.
Western Kansas attracts the attention
not only of the United Stotes. but of
Europe. full description of that por-
ton of it which lies along the line of the
Kansas Pacific. recently appeared with
most favorable comments in Hamburger
paper.
Our representative should be pledged
to introduce a bill reducing passenger
fare to two cents per mile. President
Adams said the U. p. railway could car
merce bill went into effect. Now let
him stand by his word.
$500 has been raised by the l. o. o. F.
of Kansas as an entertaining fund for the
sovereign grand lodge of the l. o. o. F..
which passes through Kansas for Den
yer in September. They stop at Topeka,
Newton, Hutchison and Garden City en-
route for Denver via Santa Fe.
We learn that Bruce Carpenter was
SLOT in the arm south of Kit Carson, Col.
last week. by a gun accidently discharg
ing itself He came to Wallace for med
ical aid, and it was "a hours before he
reached the doctor. He showed good
grit. He is doing well, and his arm will
not have to be amputated.
The Ewes" that were fired out of
Burlington have gone back to one of the
gardens of Eden in Oberlin, Kansas land
district No wet eyes. no lamentations
loud, at their Observation-Disclosures
Blade
No hard feelings, no wet linen at their
departures
l. n. Hoback, President Gem Town
Site company, has on his claim one-half
mile of Gem $500 forest trees and s.5
fruit trees Many of the latter ars feet
high All are doing well. and demon
strate that orchard and other trees are a
success in Thomas.
BoRN:-July 4th. 1887, to Mr.. and Mrs
". c. Dart, boy, which lived only four
days.
Mr.. Dart is timer in Colby Hardware
Company's store, and returned to York,
Nebr., where he now is, on July 2nd-
The illness of his wife will probably de-
lay him few weeks at that place.
DIED:-Bassa Stricklin, infant daughter
of Mr. E. and Mary Stricklin. on Sun
day. July 10, 1887. in the township OF
Rovohl, Thomas county, Kansas. aged
one year. four months and 81 days.
Dear little Bassa's death was caused
by nail or screw accidently getting into
her throat. which caused almost instant
death.
The funeral services were attended by
the writer, from James 4th chapter and
18th verse; For what is your life?' to
large concourse of neighbors and friends.
A gloom of sadness has fallen upon the
home of Brother and Sister Stricklin by
The sad and very Sudden death of their
only daughter. Sorrow burdens their
hearts. but may there be Joy in the NOR
ming.
Dear little hands. how we loved them! |!
Unstained by labor and strife,
They gather sweet golden lilies
That grow on the hills of life
Her feet untouched and untarnished,
BY dust and darkness and sin,
Have passed thro' the gates of crystal.
Where no death can enter in.
F. II. STEWART. !